The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake

24 November 2018

Photo: Natalie Levin

When I was traveling in the United States about two months ago, I got to eat lots of American food classics. Due to the fact most of the trip was done with a rented car, we got into quite a few remote diners all around Oregon and Washington, and diner dining was definitely one of the most enjoyable parts of the trip. We certainly loved the experience itself (in Israel we have nothing similar to these road diners) and devoted ourselves entirely to it.

In one of the diners we stopped at, we pondered a bit about the desserts. Our waitress so enthusiastically recommended their chocolate cake that we simply could not refuse. A huge slice of amazing American chocolate cake was coming our way! That chocolate cake was soft, damp, dark and absolutely amazing. Layered with rich chocolate buttercream, it was simply excellent.

When we left, it was clear to me that I had to try to make a similar chocolate cake when we get back home. This American chocolate cake is made of two layers of soft chocolate cake filled with luscious chocolate cream. I decided to make the cake with dark chocolate ganache cream instead of chocolate buttercream in order to make the frosting a little less “heavy”. Chocolate lovers – this cake is dedicated to you.